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Patriots Draft: Simulating the five most likely outcomes for Pick No. 4

April 22, 2025

Every team in the NFL simulates a series of mock drafts in the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft. They play out all of the different scenarios that could take place. Patriots coach Mike Vrabel acknowledged last week that the team has been running through their simulations recently. Here are five simulations regarding the fourth overall pick and what the Patriots may do and the logic behind it. Simulation……

Patriots Draft: 20 players the Patriots could draft in the first round

April 14, 2025

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The Patriots have the fourth pick in the draft and conventional wisdom says they will stand pat and take either the best player available or fill a need like offensive tackle. With Mike Vrabel taking over, there is a sense of uncertainty in terms of what the Patriots will do. Will they stick and pick or will they entertain trade offers and move down? No one knows. One thing is……

Patriots Draft Preview: Running Backs

April 10, 2025

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The Patriots are in the market for a running back but they probably won’t take one early. I would expect them to address the position on day three. With Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson both under contract, the goal is to find a running back who can complement them and give the team a legitimate third down back who can play in passing situations. With Josh McDaniels back calling the……

Patriots Draft: Patriots Meeting, Visits Tracker

April 3, 2025

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Courtesy of Sports Illustrated With the draft three weeks away, the Patriots are meeting with prospects at their local pro day and scheduling Top 30 visits. Here are the prospects they have met with this off-season. We will update this list as we get more information. Quarterbacks Jordan Cloud (Texas State): Pro Day: Athletic quarterback who put up big numbers in G.J Kinne’s offense but is undersized at 6’00 200……

Patriots Draft: Which pick we liked the most from the 2022 draft

May 9, 2022

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The Patriots 2022 draft has been not been received well by fans and the media alike. Despite that, we think they made some quality picks last week. Here are our favorite picks from this year’s draft class. Jon Lyons Marcus Jones, CB, Houston 3rd Round: Of all the Patriots selections, the one I am most excited about is Marcus Jones, a defensive back from Houston selected in the third round…….

Patriots Draft: Pats’ need for speed addressed head on during second night of the NFL Draft

April 30, 2022

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Photo: @PatriotsIf there was one line or saying that could sum up the Patriots’ approach to the second night of the NFL Draft on Friday, it would be Ricky Bobby’s “I wanna go fast.”A night after Bill Belichick, Matt Groh, Matt Patricia and everyone else involved in the New England draft process frustrated fans by trading back in the first round and then selecting a guard, New England addressed the……

Patriots Draft: Need #6 Edge: Scouting the EDGE Players

April 21, 2022

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The Patriots number six need is EDGE. The Patriots traded outside linebacker Chase Winovich earlier this off-season for inside linebacker Mack Wilson. The Patriots have depth at EDGE with Matthew Judon, Deatrich Wise, Josh Uche, Ronnie Perkins, Anfernee Jennings and Jahlani Tavai. Outside of Judon however, there are a lot of inexperienced players at the outside linebacker or defensive end spots. The Patriots could use another pass rusher. The 2022……

Patriots Draft: 10 players I would like to see the Patriots draft

April 16, 2022

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When it comes to the Patriots and the NFL Draft, you never what they are thinking when it comes to players. If you have covered the draft as long as I have however, you develop a pretty good understanding of what they are looking for in terms of body types, scheme fit and backgrounds. So , I thought I would give you a list of ten players that I think……